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George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton.
Washington's Crossing is the location of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 in the American Revolutionary War. This maneuver led to victory in the Battle of Trenton .
The park was created in 1917 and the Washington Crossing Park Commission was established in 1919 to administer and develop the park. [5] Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. The park was formed to commemorate the famous Crossing as the "Turning point of the American Revolution." The commission's first objective was to ...
Residents of Washington Crossing, Pa., and New Jersey, address members of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission at a meeting on Monday April 29, 2024. They oppose plans for a new bridge ...
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey.After General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian auxiliaries garrisoned at Trenton.
The park includes the site of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River at Johnson's Ferry.This is where George Washington and a 2,400-man detachment of the Continental Army crossed the river overnight on December 25, 1776, and into the morning of December 26, 1776, to make a surprise attack on Trenton, a move that would prove to be a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
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George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, event during the American Revolutionary War before the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776 Places [ edit ]